Fred Jones (footballer, born 1922)

Frederick Arthur Jones (21 October 1922 – December 1989) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Port Vale in the Football League shortly after World War II.

Fred Jones
Personal information
Full name Frederick Arthur Jones[1]
Date of birth (1922-10-21)21 October 1922[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death December 1989 (age 77)[1]
Place of death Rhuddlan, Wales[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
South Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 Port Vale 12 (1)
Total 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Jones played for South Liverpool, before joining Port Vale in June 1946.[1] He made twelve Third Division South appearances in the 1946–47 season, and scored one goal in a 5–3 defeat to Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road on 5 April.[1] At the end of the season manager Gordon Hodgson allowed him to leave The Old Recreation Ground.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1946–47Third Division South1210000121

References

  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 156. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. Fred Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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